BA DOU WU WU TANG - 巴豆五物汤 - DECOCTION OF FIVE INGREDIENTS INCLUDING CROTONIS SEED

English:	Decoction of Five Ingredients Including Crotonis Seed
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Crotonis	Ba Dou	60g	Warmly unblocks and vigorously purges, drives out water, reduces edema and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	40g	Calms wheezing, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Moistens the Intestines, Stops coughing, Unblocks the bowels.
Sm. Euphorbiae	Qian Jin Zi	30g	Breaks up Blood Stasis, Eliminates masses, Expels water, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Resolves swelling.
Rx. Phytolaccae	Shang Lu	30g	Drives out water through the urine and stool, reduces swelling and disperses nodules.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	60g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat and expels pus.

Formula Actions

• Purges and drives out water
• Reduces edema
• Expels Phlegm
• Expels pus
• Breaks up Blood Stasis
• Eliminates masses
• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Syndromes

• Toxic Damp-Phlegm

Clinical Manifestations

Ascites

Treats

Liver cancer marked by ascites

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, make into bolus the size of a green bean with honey. Take 2 boluses twice a day.

Modifications